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The Fall of the British Empire

Rare archive footage reveals how the communist insurgency in Malaya, the turbulent situation in Palestine and the Suez crisis all helped to undermine Britain's standing. Things were also changing in colonial Africa, where the peaceful rise of Kwamr Nkrumah in Ghana and the violent Mau Mau uprising in Kenya contributed to the political dismantling of the Empire

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  • Originally Aired December 31, 2002
  • Runtime 150 minutes
  • Created June 1, 2019 by
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